• derpgon@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Wouldn’t this, in the end, make cars have to shift to a lower gear, thus keeping about the same RPM, and thus eating about the same amount of fuel, which results in about the same volume of the sound produced by the car?

    This feels like a terrible fix.

    • A Zeppelin@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      afaik most of the sound comes from the tires, not necessarily the engine or the exhaust. obviously not the case for every car, but for most commuter cars it is. the faster the tires are rolling, the louder the sound.

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        1 year ago

        i think at higher speeds the wheel and road noise drowns out the engine noise, but at lower speeds its the engine, especially during acceletation.
        in the region of 20-30mph i’d think the engine is probably the louder part.